«Ich will wissen – also frage ich»

Time is brain also counts for ICH.

Evidence from the ischemic stroke literature has taught us that “time is brain” if one is to save the ischemic penumbra. Although less recognized, the same principle applies to intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), where different mechanisms of secondary brain damage also occur in the first few hours after symptom onset. For patients with ICH we have more limited and, at best, modestly efficacious tr...

Ich (White Spot Disease)

Fish infected with Ich may have white specks on their skin as though they were sprinkled with salt (Fig. 1). Because of this appearance, Ich is sometimes called white spot disease. The skin of the fish may also look bumpy. Mature forms of the parasite are large (up to 1 mm or 1/32 inch across) and can be seen without magnification. Ich often causes the fish to have large amounts of mucus slough...

24-Hour ICH Score Is a Better Predictor of Outcome than Admission ICH Score

BACKGROUND The ICH score is a validated tool for predicting 30-day morbidity and mortality in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage. AIMS AND/OR HYPOTHESIS The aim of this study is to determine if the ICH score calculated 24 hours after admission is a better predictor of mortality than the ICH score calculated on admission. METHODS Patients presenting to our center with ICH from 7/08-12/10...

Recovery from ICH – Potential Targets

Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a devastating clinical event caused by rupture of blood vessels and accumulation of blood in the brain. Many disorders, including hypertensive arteriosclerosis, amyloid angiopathy, neoplasia, coagulation disorders and cerebrovascular malformations, directly or indirectly damage blood vessels in the brain and thus lead to ICH. The annual occurrence of ICH is est...

Streamlining ICH Q6B Analytical Testing of Biotherapeutics